There are many reasons to work for us.Here
at Breast Cancer Now you can expect to work in a vibrant, forward-thinking
environment, where achievement is celebrated and people are at the centre of
our work.We can offer you the opportunity to pursue a
fulfilling and rewarding career and you can be confident that you are making a
real difference.

Performance

Performance covers the different ways in which we
value our people and recognising achievements is a key part of that. Here we
celebrate our people’s performance, and reward our high achieving individuals
and teams in different ways.

Shirley Garman award

An annual award designed to recognise the innovative and creative
contribution made by an individual colleague who has enabled a step change in
our ability to achieve our vision. We work with the winner to identify and
pursue a 'money-can't-buy' personally tailored development opportunity.

Becs James award

An annual award designed to recognise a team who have worked together to
make an exceptional contribution to Breast Cancer Now and demonstrated and promoted
our values. The winners will receive a team-day out.

‘Thank-you’ awards are paid in recognition of a job
exceptionally well done or for work undertaken outside of your normal remit.
These are usually in the form of gift vouchers.

Benefits

When it comes to rewarding our people, we offer everything you would
expect, as well as making sure we go beyond the basics. In order to attract and
retain the professional, talented and enthusiastic people we need in order to
achieve our vision, we’re committed to looking after our people as a whole -
financially, physically, socially and emotionally.

Here are a few things we can offer you, in exchange for your hard work,
commitment and expertise:

Financial

Pension

We operate a group personal pension plan, which we
also contribute to, up to a maximum of 7% of your gross salary. That means
we’ll be helping you to build up your own pension pot which you’ll use to buy a
pension when you retire. Furthermore, if you join the salary exchange scheme,
you will make savings on your income tax and National Insurance contributions.

Life
insurance

You will have life insurance cover of four times
your gross salary; an extra bit of peace of mind for you and your family.

Loans

To assist with the cost of travel to work, we offer
interest-free loans for buying a season ticket or a bicycle.

Work-Life Balance

Home
working

We will consider requests to work from home.

Annual
leave

Our paid annual leave entitlement is 25 days a year
plus Bank Holidays. This increases to by 1 day every year, up to 30 days after
five years’ service.
In addition we have a further 3.5 days between
Christmas and New Year in addition to bank and public holidays, when the office
is closed.

Compassionate
leave

Up to five days’ paid leave per year can be taken
if it is agreed that you have to be away from work for personal reasons.

Sabbatical

Once you have worked for us for three years, you
may apply to take a three months’ unpaid sabbatical.

Graduated
retirement

When you approach retirement, this can be phased in
over an agreed period. In addition, we will help you plan for your retirement
by providing and paying for a session with an independent financial adviser.

Health and Welfare

Employee assistance programme

You will have access to a free, confidential,
24-hour counselling and advisory service.

Cash
health plan

This plan provides cash payments towards your
everyday health costs, from dental to optical and from chiropody to physiotherapy.
Coverage includes any children under the age of 18.

Sick
pay

You will receive sick pay above the level of the
statutory entitlement if you have to be off work due to ill-health.

Family Friendly

Childcare
vouchers

We run an approved childcare voucher scheme which
offers income tax and National Insurance contribution savings when paying for
childcare.

Family
leave

You will receive enhanced benefits, above the
statutory minimum, if you are absent from work on maternity, paternity,
adoption or parental leave.

Maternity
leave

If eligible, you will receive enhanced maternity
pay.

Flexible
working arrangements

Anyone can request a flexible working arrangement,
such as part-time hours.

Development

As an organisation we value peoples’ development
and offer various opportunities to help fulfil their potential. We strive to
develop you in your role, and the People and Organisational Development team
take and active interest in your performance and progression throughout your
time with us.

This starts with our induction process, making sure
you have the right tools to equip you for the road ahead, and introducing you
to our ‘ways’, people and history.

Employee development

Whilst past performance is not always the best, and
is by no means the only, indicator of potential, we think it is important that
firstly we need to make sure that you in are in right role, and performing
well, before we develop you for your next step up. As part of our Performance
Management process, development needs are identified. We look at a range of
solutions which include: formal training programmes, mentoring, coaching and a
suite of e-learning courses.